Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Inheritance · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 7.4% #26
ABILITYTinted Lens
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 135
DEF 120
SPA 60
SPD 85
SPE 50
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
0×
PoisonPsychic
Moves
Knock Off 83.6% Swords Dance 83.5% Sucker Punch 76.9% Substitute 30.8% Iron Head 23.5% Close Combat 18.1% First Impression 13.1% U-turn 8.9%
Items
Black Glasses 43.3% Leftovers 29.6% Assault Vest 7.9% White Herb 5.6% Life Orb 4.7% Scope Lens 2.4% Metal Coat 1.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0%
Abilities
Tinted Lens57.3%Tough Claws14.1%Regenerator7.6%Unburden5.6%Mold Breaker3.2%Technician2.5%Sniper2.4%Levitate2.3%
Common Teammates
Landorus-Therian43.9%Darkrai42.3%Deoxys-Speed35.3%Gouging Fire29.7%Sinistcha24.3%Goodra-Hisui19.9%Gyarados19.5%Walking Wake18.7%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #26 with 7.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.